China and the European Union in Global Multilateral Governance

9 October 2009

The InBev-Baillet Latour EU-China Chair at K.U.Leuven and UCL jointly organize a high-level Inaugural Conference on ‘China and the European Union in Global Multilateral Governance’ to celebrate both Chairs’ official inauguration on Friday 9 October 2009.

This international conference offers a unique opportunity to hear international leading experts discuss the current state of affairs of and future challenges for EU-China relations. The conference starts with the official inauguration of the Chair with an address by Mr. Jean-Luc Dehaene, Minister of State, Member of the European Parliament and Former Prime Minister of Belgium. The first session of the conference will examine the challenges China and the EU are confronted with in global economic governance. The second session will focus on key political challenges for China and the European Union in global multilateral governance. The second part of the afternoon starts with a keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Jonathan Spence that will reflect on the history of China-Europe relations, followed by a Q&A session, floor debate and closing remarks.

Keynote speakers include: Mr. David O’Sullivan, Director-General for Trade of the European Commission, H.E. Ambassador Song Zhe, Head of the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the European Union and Prof. Dr. Jonathan Spence the world’s leading scholar on contemporary Chinese history from Yale University.
 
Other speakers include Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx (K.U.Leuven), Prof. Dr. Bruno Delvaux (Rector, UCL), Prof. Dr. Bart De Moor (Vice-rector, K.U.Leuven), Prof. Dr. Tanguy de Wilde d’Estmael (UCL), Prof. Dr. Pierre Defraigne (Madariaga-College of Europe Foundation), Mr. Franz Jessen (Head of China Unit, DG Relex, European Commission), Mr. Thomas Leysen (VBO/Umicore/Corelio), Prof. Dr. Petros Mavroidis (Columbia University/Université de Neuchâtel, International Francqui Chair at K.U.Leuven), Prof. Dr. Ching Lin Pang (K.U.Leuven and ULG), Prof. Dr. Nicolas Standaert (K.U.Leuven), Prof. Dr. Tanguy Struye de Swielande (UCL), Prof. Dr. Jo Swinnen (K.U.Leuven), Prof. Dr. Mark Waer (Rector, K.U.Leuven), Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters (K.U.Leuven), Mr. Tang Xiaobing (World Trade Organization) and Prof. Dr. Chen Zhimin (Fudan University).

For the Conference Programme click here .
Participation is free, but registration is mandatory. To register click here.